The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
[I. UNIVERSAL ONENESS]
Inner landscapes
Feels like a light within my mind
This place knows no fear
The anger feels so far away from me
Tears of joy as I can feel
That every part of me is connected with the source
I feel at home
I feel, I found myself for once complete
Free to breathe!
Inner light crushing all I thought I ever knew
I’m moved by a quiet and everlasting shake of feels
I throw my hands to the sky
And with them the will to be part of this new reality
My being at last is free
Part of everything!
I’m no longer meant to feel lost
I breathe
I extend my wings
And I fly over this new realm!
I feel my inner self pulsing through my veins
My core vibrates and shakes my soul
Witness of the timeless dance of life and death
I feel overwhelmed
I’m floating in this side…
Feeling aware of my own breath
Awakening of consciousness
Evolution…
I take the chance to rise my being
The truth beyond my mind
One is many as many are one
With all linked
Rooted to the same source of light
[II. SPIRITUAL BLISS]
“You are not the body or the senses, the mind or the intelligence, the name or the form. You are the Aathma itself.”
All I can see
Comforts my being
No more fear
As I let the light in
[III. ONE WITH THE LIGHT]
This new me can’t be defined
This new me can’t be described
Movement of the mind
Fire in my chest
My hands become my eyes
My body heals
As I connect myself with all that ever was
This painful transformation
I survived to my own lies
Effortless, I leave behind the mourn
And walk away from the singularity I once believed
Now I can see
I feel I crossed the line
My heart vibrates with all
My soul is not contained within the limits of my body
Instead, my body is contained within the no limits of my soul
[IV. …MANY OF ONE]
I’m not this body
Nor this realm of senses
I am not this face
These eyes, these hands
I’m a living wave, calmed
I’m within this light
I’ve let go of the burden
I let go
I am just this soul…
Inner landscapes
Feels like a light within my mind
This place knows no fear
The anger feels so far away from me
Tears of joy as I can feel
That every part of me is connected with the source
I feel at home
I feel, I found myself for once complete
Free to breathe!
Inner light crushing all I thought I ever knew
I’m moved by a quiet and everlasting shake of feels
I throw my hands to the sky
And with them the will to be part of this new reality
My being at last is free
Part of everything!
I’m no longer meant to feel lost
I breathe
I extend my wings
And I fly over this new realm!
I feel my inner self pulsing through my veins
My core vibrates and shakes my soul
Witness of the timeless dance of life and death
I feel overwhelmed
I’m floating in this side…
Feeling aware of my own breath
Awakening of consciousness
Evolution…
I take the chance to rise my being
The truth beyond my mind
One is many as many are one
With all linked
Rooted to the same source of light
[II. SPIRITUAL BLISS]
“You are not the body or the senses, the mind or the intelligence, the name or the form. You are the Aathma itself.”
All I can see
Comforts my being
No more fear
As I let the light in
[III. ONE WITH THE LIGHT]
This new me can’t be defined
This new me can’t be described
Movement of the mind
Fire in my chest
My hands become my eyes
My body heals
As I connect myself with all that ever was
This painful transformation
I survived to my own lies
Effortless, I leave behind the mourn
And walk away from the singularity I once believed
Now I can see
I feel I crossed the line
My heart vibrates with all
My soul is not contained within the limits of my body
Instead, my body is contained within the no limits of my soul
[IV. …MANY OF ONE]
I’m not this body
Nor this realm of senses
I am not this face
These eyes, these hands
I’m a living wave, calmed
I’m within this light
I’ve let go of the burden
I let go
I am just this soul…
Lyrics submitted by Octavarium64
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